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Claire v. Hollis

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 2, 2022
2:22-cv-00780 TLN AC (E.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2022)

Opinion

2:22-cv-00780 TLN AC

11-02-2022

ROUBLE P. CLAIRE, Plaintiff, v. SARA M. HOLLIS, Defendant.


ORDER

ALLISON CLAIRE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

1. Judgment has been entered in this case as to all defendants except for pro se defendant Sara M. Hollis. ECF No. 15.

2. A Status (Pretrial Scheduling) Conference is set for December 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. The parties are hereby notified that the Conference will be held via Zoom before Magistrate Judge Allison Claire. Please contact the Courtroom Deputy Jonathan Anderson by phone (916) 930-4199 or by email at janderson@caed.uscourts.gov one day prior to the scheduled motion hearing to receive the Zoom information.

3. Not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the Status Conference (November 23, 2022), the parties shall file status reports addressing the following matters:

a. Service of process;
b. Possible joinder of additional parties;
c. Any expected or desired amendment of the pleadings;
d. Jurisdiction and venue;
e. Anticipated motions and their scheduling;
f. The report required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 outlining the proposed discovery plan and its scheduling, including disclosure of expert witnesses;
g. Future proceedings, including setting appropriate cut-off dates for discovery and law and motion, and the scheduling of a pretrial conference and trial;
h. Special procedures, if any;
i. Estimated trial time;
j. Modification of standard pretrial procedures specified by the rules due to the simplicity or complexity of the proceedings;
k. Whether the case is related to any other cases, including bankruptcy;
l. Whether a settlement conference should be scheduled;
m. Whether counsel will stipulate to the magistrate judge assigned to this matter acting as settlement judge and waiving disqualification by virtue of her so acting, or whether they prefer to have a settlement conference before another judge;
n. Any other matters that may add to the just and expeditious disposition of this matter

4. The parties are informed that they may elect to participate in the court's Voluntary Dispute Resolution Program (“VDRP”) by contacting the court's VDRP administrator, Sujean Park, at (916) 930-4278 or SPark@caed.uscourts.gov. The parties shall carefully review and comply with Local Rule 271, which outlines the specifications and requirements of the VDRP. The parties are directed to meet and confer regarding possible VDRP participation, and contact Ms. Park to make the necessary arrangements if both parties agree that participation may be beneficial, within 45 days of this order. If the parties agree to participate in VDRP the status conference will be vacated, to be reset if the case fails to settle.

The resources of the VDRP program are limited, and the parties are expected to make good faith efforts to timely and fully exhaust informal settlement efforts prior to initiating participation in the VDRP. The court will look with disfavor upon parties stalling or failing to participate in initial informal discussions, prompting potentially unnecessary participation in the VDRP and straining the program's resources.

5. The parties are also informed that they may, if all consent, have this case tried by a United States Magistrate Judge while preserving their right to appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). The form for consent to trial by a magistrate judge is attached. Consent forms should be returned to the Clerk of the Court within 30 days of this order.

6. The Clerk of the Court is directed to provide copies of the “Consent to Proceed Before United States Magistrate Judge” with this order.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Claire v. Hollis

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 2, 2022
2:22-cv-00780 TLN AC (E.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2022)
Case details for

Claire v. Hollis

Case Details

Full title:ROUBLE P. CLAIRE, Plaintiff, v. SARA M. HOLLIS, Defendant.

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Nov 2, 2022

Citations

2:22-cv-00780 TLN AC (E.D. Cal. Nov. 2, 2022)